The hybrid drive combines the cost advantage of rotating magnetic disc storage with the high performance of NAND flash memory. This new technology has recently been attracting attention from computer users looking for fast, large capacity drives. Mine Budiman, Eric Dunn & Rick Ehrlich, Toshiba Storage Products Division, explore more in this article from ES Design magazine.

Toshiba announces that its next-generation superjunction DTMOS-IV power MOSFET technology is available for the first time in small outline, low-profile DFN packaging. The new 600V DTMOS-IV MOSFETs in a DFN package are ideal for high-speed switching in power supplies, lighting ballasts and other applications requiring a space-saving alternative to more conventional D2PAK and DPAK devices.

Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced two new dual-polarity, high-speed photocouplers* that can support both sink and source logic input signals. The TLP2395 and TLP2398 will help to significantly reduce component count and power consumption in industrial systems ranging from programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to instrumentation.

Toshiba has launched the TB67S14x series of constant current control motor drivers for unipolar stepping motors used in home appliances and industrial equipment. Evaluation sample shipments are scheduled to start as of December 2013. Home appliances and industrial equipment require high speed and high power motor drives for the unipolar stepping motors that are widely used in these applications.

Toshiba Electronics has today annonuced the introduction of a new High Definition Multimedia Interface to MIPI Display Serial Interface bridge IC, the T358779XBG. This is the first device to enable HDMI video and audio output to be converted and processed as a MIPI DSI video stream for the small form-factor LCD displays used in many consumer and industrial applications.

Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched three new intelligent display processors for automotive instrument clusters with TFT LCD sizes from (typically) 3-inch to 8-inch. The Capricorn-Bt0, Capricorn-Bt1 and Capricorn-C0 – which feature the automotive industry’s fastest ARM Cortex-R4 core – can manage advanced graphics and conventional stepper motor gauges in hardware from a single IC. In addition, the devices help designers to r...

Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched an updated range of Super Speed USB 3.0 flash memory USB drives. The TransMemory-EX II drives feature increased read and write speeds and are available with capacities of 32GB, 64GB and 128GB.

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has launched the T358749XBG HDMI to Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) bridge IC that integrates video de-interlacing and video scaling. The new chipset enables HDMI video streams to be recognized and read directly by application processors and provides a quick path to other processor application areas without having to perform time-consuming processor redesigns. Samples are currently available and mass pr...

Toshiba has today introduced a new hard disk drive, an expansion of its family of sm.all form factor 2.5-inch {6.4 cm} HDDs, providing up to 500GB in a unit just 7mm in height.Combining a high-speed 6Gbit/s intelligent interface with average seek times of just 12ms, the MQ01ACF series is intended for use in laptops, ultrathin notebooks and other mobile and power-sensitive applications requiring integrated storage.

Toshiba has today announced several new high-speed motor driver ICs supporting high voltages and currents. Delivering high speed, voltage and currents, the TB67H400A 2-channel DC brush motor driver and the TB67S10xA series stepper motor drivers meet the requirements of applications such industrial automation, CNC machines, home appliances, ATMs and banknote counters. All of the new drivers feature a maximum 50V rating and a low on resistance of 0...

Toshiba has today announced that it will showcase its latest memory and data storage products at IFA 2013 (Hall 21a) alongside the company’s full-line of HD and 3D TVs, tablets, laptops and ultrabooks. Highlights will include ultra-high-speed SD cards, high-speed SD cards with integrated Wi-Fi capability, high-speed USB3.0 memory sticks, high performance solid-state drives and next-generation solid-state hybrid drives.

Toshiba has today announced its next-generation FlashAir wireless LAN SD cards, offering increased capacity and enhanced wireless functionality. The latest 16GB FlashAir offers double card capacity, enables easy and flexible sharing of photos, and operates at speeds that reduce data transfer time by 30 per cent.

Toshiba have today announced the launch of a new line-up of low input current type transistor output photocouplers that guarantee high Current Transfer Ratio at low input current. The "TLP182" and "TLP183" will be available in SO6 packages and the "TLP292" and "TLP293" in small SO4 packages. Mass production is scheduled to start at the end of August, 2013.

Toshiba have today announced a new sine wave driver IC for control of three-phase DC brushless motors in electric fan applications, the TB6585AFTG. Intended for use in ventilation fans and fans in home appliances requiring quiet operation, low vibration and low energy consumption, the new sine wave driver IC is both compact and efficient. Realizing a quiet and high efficiency motor drive for BLDC motor applications of up to 45V/1.8A requirements,...

Toshiba have today announced new ultra-compact MOSFETs for the switches of high-current charging circuits, including 2 cell batteries, of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. As additional functions are added to mobile devices, such as smartphones and cellular phones, tablets and notebook PCs, and as more demands are made on their batteries, efforts continue to boost charge density and to improve the user experience by significantly in...

Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched a semiconductor photorelay (MOSFET output photocoupler*) that combines a very low turn-on current with an ultra-compact form factor. The new TLP175A is particularly suitable for designs that demand high-reliability switching and improved efficiency while saving board space.

Toshiba have unveiled the CIPS183BS210 Contact Image-Sensor Module with a faster data rate. With typical applications including banknote recognition systems, mass production is scheduled to start in October 2013. The new module is 14mm wide against 18mm for the current generation of product, and also offers improved luminous intensity distribution.

Toshiba has today revealed a new ESD protection diode, the DF2B7M3SC, with the lowest 0.1pF capacitance in its class. The DF2B7M3SC protects USB3.0/2.0, HDMI, eSATA, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, and other high speed data lines from Electrostatic Discharge. Mass production is scheduled to start at the end of July 2013.

L'Agence internationale de l'énergie (International Energy Agency, ou IEA) estime que les moteurs électriques représentent 46% de la demande globale d'électricité. Partant, l'amélioration de l'efficacité énergétique d'une proportion même faible des applications à moteur pourrait réduire la consommation globale d'énergie et les émissions de carbone de façon significative. De fait, de telles améliorations de l'efficacité énergéti...

Toshiba will launch a new series of SD memory cards offering the world’s fastest data write speed. The latest editions to its line-up of EXCERIA memory cards are designed to offer users of high-end digital cameras an excellent experience. The EXCERIA PRO and EXCERIA cards will be launched in major markets worldwide, starting with Japan in October and Europe in the fourth quarter of 2013.